Technology couldn't be directly copied, especially industrial technology.
Every technology and research result was actually built on the accumulation of countless prior knowledge and research results. The reason why it was always called the "technology tree" or "knowledge tree" was because it was really like a growing tree, growing and branching bit by bit. Any research result at the top would have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, or even tens of thousands of research results at the bottom.
Directly copying top-level technology would be incredibly foolish in a mature country, country, or civilization. Unless you were able to copy every basic knowledge system of your subordinates, such a crude copying would doubtlessly kill your own top-level industry and cut off your own possibility of improvement. In the end, you would only be able to "copy" your subordinates one by one.
Of course, one could not rule out the possibility that there were "enthusiastic" civilizations and countries that would help other countries build a complete set of scientific and technological systems from the beginning to the end, and even give the corresponding industrial foundation as a gift. Those should be very, very few (looking at the dead polar bear).
As for copying industrial technology, that was even more unreliable.
Technology required industrial support in order to be transformed into results. Even if you wanted to make a light bulb, you would need a corresponding production line and factory. Otherwise, no matter how simple the theory was, no matter how well you understood it, you would still be unable to do it.
Industrial technology was a combination of research standards, factory standards, worker skills, local resources, and so on. Every country's industrial situation would be different. Even if you wanted to copy, you wouldn't be able to. Unless, not only did the other country give you their complete industrial system, but they also taught you how to copy based on your situation (Roland continued looking at the Northlands) …
But even if you copied the industrial system, you wouldn't be able to adapt well to a new environment. Every region had different minerals, worker skills, and basic technology. Not to mention, the demand for products was different as well. Forcefully copying was both unnecessary and costly, with very low results.
The wood spirits' basic technology wasn't that mysterious, nor was it kept as a national secret. However, even if other countries had this information, they wouldn't be able to copy it … Everything was built upon the wood spirits' special circumstances.
Without the special rules of the Dreamscape, biochemical plant shells would only be slightly stronger plant-type magical creatures. It was basically impossible to mass produce them. Even if they were mass produced, no one would be able to control them.
However, the Dreamscape, which was connected to the wood spirits, could be used.
Rorschach tried it out. The production line for biochemical plant shells had indeed survived on his land … Yes, it had survived. It was alive.
All of the wood spirits' technology was either a tree or a forest, and this production line was no exception.
It was like a vine plant that was climbing the wall. It climbed along the wall and bore heavy fruits. Each fruit of different colors was the shell of a plant that was being cultivated. Not only that, but the "flowers" and "tree trunks" were also "cultivated plants" that were breathing slowly.
"This is the first time I've seen a place outside of the Wood Spirit's territory where the Mother of the Wood Trees can survive … Her name is Sylvan. Treat her well. Every single one of her Mother of the Wood Trees is exceptionally precious."
Only then did Rorschach realize that he still had some misconceptions about wood spirit technology.
Their "production line" was precisely this type of Mother Wood, which was capable of nurturing and bearing the outer shells of other plants. Not only did they use this type of Mother Wood for military purposes, they also used this type of Mother Wood for civilian purposes.
Every single wood spirit's forest domain would begin with a towering tree. That tree was actually the original core of a world. That was why the wood spirits' gathering grounds also had the same effects as the Forest of Dreams, which could resist the modification of reality. As for this Mother Wood … Of course, it wasn't the original core. If one had to describe it, it would be the most important extension of the original core.
To give a simple example, if there weren't any special laws that helped plants, then a gigantic tree that was several hundred meters tall would never have been born. Just its own gravity and wind would have been enough to destroy it. Meanwhile, the original core was capable of modifying gravity, wind, soil, and air conditions, creating the most suitable greenhouse environment for it to grow.
After hearing how miraculous the core was, Rorschach, who was almost driven crazy by the threat of war, even shamelessly asked if he could have a core for himself … And then, his older sister looked at him with a subtle expression.
"Aren't you that core? Two cores are the same as two brains and two hearts for an animal. Do you intend to split your world in half? "
At this moment, Rorschach knew that perhaps he could already accept himself as a plant-type creature, but he was still unable to view problems from the perspective of a plant-type creature.
Every wood spirit gathering ground needed to cultivate a Mother Wood that belonged to him and mass produce the equipment he needed.
Every wood spirit world was actually an ecosystem. As the higher-level core of the Mother Wood, Rorschach needed to find time to interact with and fuse with the Mother Wood in order to control its growth. He also needed to create the first set of magical plant shell parameters.
This was a rather subtle feeling. It was as if he had become a tree, and these "plant shells" were the fruits that he had nurtured. Yet, he was able to adjust their forms and functions as he wished. A human mother wouldn't have such an ability … Why did it sound so strange and subtle?
If it wasn't for his experience of being connected to the Tower of Time, Rorschach would probably have needed more time to get used to it. But now, he was able to easily accept it. It was as if he was controlling another limb, and he immediately got used to it.
Of course, he was currently unable to reach the level of a core. He was about the same as combining himself with the Land of Dreams. Considering that he was currently "eating" the Land of Dreams, Rosa's statement that he was "the core" wasn't wrong.
The Mother Wood Silvan that Rosa had transplanted to him was a newly born Mother Wood. It wasn't that higher-level Mother Wood couldn't be obtained from that world, but the mature Mother Wood also had the imprint of that world's forest. It was just like a technology tree that belonged to that world. Even if there weren't any problems when transplanting it here, it would still distort this world.
"It's blank so that you can write down your own things. But, she's still a child, so please don't distort her too much …"
Rorschach still remembered how helpless Rosa seemed when she said this. Perhaps from a certain standpoint, she had already given up … Rorschach was rather annoyed. He was clearly a normal person with common sense and common sense who understood the rules!
But it had to be said that Rosa's opinion was indeed correct. Rorschach had been letting himself loose ever since he took over …
"First, I need roadside turrets …"
That's right, Rorschach hadn't given up on this idea yet. Although he hadn't been able to purchase a magical roadside turret before, he could still create one himself.
Since there were plenty of mage towers, why not just install a mage defense system? As long as it was related to mages, he didn't know if it would be good, but it would definitely be expensive. Rorschach estimated the cost and gave up on this impossible idea.
Besides, Rorschach's mage towers were currently empty shells. They didn't have a mana pool that provided energy, nor did they have an elemental pool that could be connected to other elemental planes to extract elemental power. Apart from the main tower having some research equipment, the branch towers were all empty sentry towers.
Rorschach felt that by the time these towers could perform the functions of a mage tower, he would probably be at level 9 or 10 already.
But his research of nature magic — no, his understanding and understanding of magic systems — made him feel that any technology tree that reached a certain level would give people the illusion of being omnipotent.
What Rorschach needed to do was to let himself and his imagination run wild, and give out his own requests.
"Peashooter, do you know which old game it is? It's really interesting, let me tell you … "
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